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Catholic Bible Dictionary

Edited by Scott Hahn ...

More than a generation has passed since the appearance of the last major Catholic Bible dictionary. It has been a fertile generation for biblical scholarship, an eventful time for biblical archaeology, and a fruitful time for the Church’s interpretation of the Bible. It is time for a new resource.Scott Hahn, internationally renowned theologian and biblical scholar, has inspired millions with his ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

More than a generation has passed since the appearance of the last major Catholic Bible dictionary. It has been a fertile generation for biblical scholarship, an eventful time for biblical archaeology, and a fruitful time for the Church’s interpretation of the Bible. It is time for a new resource.Scott Hahn, internationally renowned theologian and biblical scholar, has inspired millions with his
... Read more
French English Illustrated Dictionary

A Bilingual Visual Guide to Over 10,000 French Words and Phrases

by DK ...

Organized by subject and with an accompanying audio app, this is the essential reference for all French language learners.Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in French with this beautifully illustrated dictionary for French-language students.Building on the success of the English for Everyone course books and the Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, French/English ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Organized by subject and with an accompanying audio app, this is the essential reference for all French language learners.Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in French with this beautifully illustrated dictionary for French-language students.Building on the success of the English for Everyone course books and the Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, French/English
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A Dictionary of Business and Management

Edited by Jonathan Law ...

Series series Oxford Quick Reference
This wide-ranging and authoritative dictionary contains over 7,100 entries covering all areas of business and management, including marketing, organizational behaviour, business strategy, law, and taxation. In its sixth edition, it features the very latest developments, such as those relating to information technology (including mobile technology), and the financial crisis and the subsequent ... Read more

$14.75 CAD

This wide-ranging and authoritative dictionary contains over 7,100 entries covering all areas of business and management, including marketing, organizational behaviour, business strategy, law, and taxation. In its sixth edition, it features the very latest developments, such as those relating to information technology (including mobile technology), and the financial crisis and the subsequent
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Phrased & Confused

The Curious Meanings of Timeless Quotations

by Eli Burnstein ...

This incisive and witty collection from humor writer Eli Burnstein unpacks commonly misunderstood and enigmatic quotations, revealing what they really mean—and why they still matter.Designed for the curious reader who wants to understand big ideas without the jargon, this is a sharp and light-footed stroll through the world of philosophy, literature, and language.In Phrased & Confused, Burnstein ... Read more

$22.39 CAD

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This incisive and witty collection from humor writer Eli Burnstein unpacks commonly misunderstood and enigmatic quotations, revealing what they really mean—and why they still matter.Designed for the curious reader who wants to understand big ideas without the jargon, this is a sharp and light-footed stroll through the world of philosophy, literature, and language.In Phrased & Confused, Burnstein
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Unlocking Japanese with Paul Noble

by Paul Noble ...

Learn Japanese in no time with Paul Noble's tried-and-tested method.Ever tried to learn Japanese and found it too hard? Bestselling language coach Paul Noble has a quick and easy way to get you back on track with his unique tried-and-tested method.Keeps things simple with three basic rules; don’t skip anything, don’t try to memorise anything and cover up to test yourself.A fun, jargon-free way to ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Learn Japanese in no time with Paul Noble's tried-and-tested method.Ever tried to learn Japanese and found it too hard? Bestselling language coach Paul Noble has a quick and easy way to get you back on track with his unique tried-and-tested method.Keeps things simple with three basic rules; don’t skip anything, don’t try to memorise anything and cover up to test yourself.A fun, jargon-free way to
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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows

by John Koenig ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington PostA truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the words to express—until now.Have y... ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“It’s undeniably thrilling to find words for our strangest feelings…Koenig casts light into lonely corners of human experience…An enchanting book. “ —The Washington PostA truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don’t have the words to express—until now.Have y...
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Unlocking German with Paul Noble

by Paul Noble ...

Learn German in no time with Paul Noble's tried-and-tested method.Ever tried to learn German and found it too hard? Bestselling language coach Paul Noble has a quick and easy way to get you back on track with his unique tried-and-tested method.Keeps things simple with three basic rules; don’t skip anything, don’t try to memorise anything and cover up to test yourself.A fun, jargon-free way to ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Learn German in no time with Paul Noble's tried-and-tested method.Ever tried to learn German and found it too hard? Bestselling language coach Paul Noble has a quick and easy way to get you back on track with his unique tried-and-tested method.Keeps things simple with three basic rules; don’t skip anything, don’t try to memorise anything and cover up to test yourself.A fun, jargon-free way to
... Read more
1001+ Expressions de Base Français - Créole Haïtien

by Gilad Soffer ...

"1001+ Expressions de Base Français - Créole Haïtien" est une liste de plus de 1000 phrases de base traduit de Français à Créole Haïtien. Extrusions à utiliser-grand pour les touristes et les haut-parleurs Français intéressés à en apprendre B. Phrases divisé en sections comme les chiffres, les couleurs, le temps, jours, le corps, salutation , météo, shopping, santé, urgence, restaurant et plus. ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

"1001+ Expressions de Base Français - Créole Haïtien" est une liste de plus de 1000 phrases de base traduit de Français à Créole Haïtien. Extrusions à utiliser-grand pour les touristes et les haut-parleurs Français intéressés à en apprendre B. Phrases divisé en sections comme les chiffres, les couleurs, le temps, jours, le corps, salutation , météo, shopping, santé, urgence, restaurant et plus.
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Icelandic Verb Conjugator

The most common verbs fully conjugated

by Björn Albrechtson ...

Fluo's Icelandic Verb Conjugator is a hands-on verb conjugation book, suitable for every learner of Icelandic.If you're tired of endless verb conjugation tables that mostly confuse rather than help you learn conjugating verbs, this book will actually teach you how to conjugate: around 500 of the most common Icelandic verbs, all fully conjugated and organized in a practical, dictionary-like manner, ... Read more

$6.64 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Fluo's Icelandic Verb Conjugator is a hands-on verb conjugation book, suitable for every learner of Icelandic.If you're tired of endless verb conjugation tables that mostly confuse rather than help you learn conjugating verbs, this book will actually teach you how to conjugate: around 500 of the most common Icelandic verbs, all fully conjugated and organized in a practical, dictionary-like manner,
... Read more
Spanish English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

by DK ...

Series series DK Bilingual Visual Dictionaries
With more than 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Spanish and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, DK’s Spanish-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to life in any Spanish-speaking country.You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public ... Read more

Was $11.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD

With more than 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Spanish and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, DK’s Spanish-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to life in any Spanish-speaking country.You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public
... Read more
Gobsmacked!

The British Invasion of American English

by Ben Yagoda ...

A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms—for good or illThe British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America—from French fries to Awesome, man!—are destroying the English language. But what about the influence going the other way? Britishisms have been making their way into the American lexicon for more than 150 years, but the process ... Read more

$16.73 CAD

A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms—for good or illThe British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America—from French fries to Awesome, man!—are destroying the English language. But what about the influence going the other way? Britishisms have been making their way into the American lexicon for more than 150 years, but the process
... Read more
Spanish Made Simple

Revised and Updated

by Judith Nemethy ...

Series series Made Simple
With more than 2.5 million copies in print, Spanish Made Simple is the bestselling title in the Made Simple series.For years, this trusted guide has led students, tourists, and business travelers step-by-step through the basic vocabulary and grammar of this most-studied foreign language. Thoroughly revised and updated for our increasingly bilingual world, this new edition features verb conjugation ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

With more than 2.5 million copies in print, Spanish Made Simple is the bestselling title in the Made Simple series.For years, this trusted guide has led students, tourists, and business travelers step-by-step through the basic vocabulary and grammar of this most-studied foreign language. Thoroughly revised and updated for our increasingly bilingual world, this new edition features verb conjugation
... Read more
Talk More. Say Less. Get Ahead.

The Business Speak Dictionary

by HarperCollins ...

ADOPT THE LANGUAGE OF LEADERSWhether you’re new to the world or work, or you just want to brush up on your leadership lingo, Talk More. Say Less. Get Ahead. will have you leaping up the strategic staircase to Inspiration Boulevard in no time!Conveniently sized to fit the pockets of any power suit, soon you too will have the confidence to use the phrases of these pages without a hint of ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

ADOPT THE LANGUAGE OF LEADERSWhether you’re new to the world or work, or you just want to brush up on your leadership lingo, Talk More. Say Less. Get Ahead. will have you leaping up the strategic staircase to Inspiration Boulevard in no time!Conveniently sized to fit the pockets of any power suit, soon you too will have the confidence to use the phrases of these pages without a hint of
... Read more
German English Bilingual Visual Dictionary

by DK ...

Series series DK Bilingual Visual Dictionaries
With more than 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in German and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, DK’s German-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to life in any German-speaking country.You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transportation, ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

With more than 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in German and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, DK’s German-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to life in any German-speaking country.You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transportation,
... Read more
French Visual Dictionary

A photo guide to everyday words and phrases in French

by Collins Dictionaries ...

Series series Collins Visual Dictionary
A photographic guide to the key words and phrases in French. This attractive ebook is a perfect travel companion and provides a practical guide to France and French language and culture.Everyday words are arranged in themes with carefully selected up-to-date images to illustrate key words and phrases, and an English and French index help you to find words quickly as you learn.3,000 essential words ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

A photographic guide to the key words and phrases in French. This attractive ebook is a perfect travel companion and provides a practical guide to France and French language and culture.Everyday words are arranged in themes with carefully selected up-to-date images to illustrate key words and phrases, and an English and French index help you to find words quickly as you learn.3,000 essential words
... Read more
The New Food Lover's Companion

by Ron Herbst, Sharon Tyler Herbst ...

The New Food Lover's Companion is an indispensable resource for everyone from home cooks to culinary professionals. This widely praised and highly esteemed reference guide has been updated with new information to reflect the way we eat in today's world, considering our healthier lifestyles and more diverse palates, including:Over 500 new cultural listings, including Korean, Persian, and South ... Read more

$15.83 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The New Food Lover's Companion is an indispensable resource for everyone from home cooks to culinary professionals. This widely praised and highly esteemed reference guide has been updated with new information to reflect the way we eat in today's world, considering our healthier lifestyles and more diverse palates, including:Over 500 new cultural listings, including Korean, Persian, and South
... Read more
Dictionary of Pagan Religions

by Harry E. Wedeck, Wade Baskin ...

A comprehensive reference guide to religious cults of the ancient world, with essential information on religious systems, texts, temple sites, and more.Dictionary of Pagan Religions offers a wide-ranging survey of the many religious cults that have flourished around the world from the Stone Age to the present. From Egyptian to Celtic traditions, and Gnosticism to Cabala, coauthors Harry E. Wedeck ... Read more

$10.07 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A comprehensive reference guide to religious cults of the ancient world, with essential information on religious systems, texts, temple sites, and more.Dictionary of Pagan Religions offers a wide-ranging survey of the many religious cults that have flourished around the world from the Stone Age to the present. From Egyptian to Celtic traditions, and Gnosticism to Cabala, coauthors Harry E. Wedeck
... Read more
English-Ukrainian Learner's Dictionary (Arranged by Steps and Then by Themes, Beginner - Elementary Levels)

by Multi Linguis ...

Series series Ukrainian Language Dictionaries
Multi Linguis offers you a frequency-thematic learner's dictionary of the Ukrainian language.It includes up to 3000 essential words and phrases belonging to the levels from Beginner to Elementary (A1 - A2 CEFR). The entries are divided into 150 vocabulary themes as well as 2 learning steps. They are arranged by steps and then by themes‚ not by the alphabet.The book is intended to help you learn ... Read more

$3.40 CAD

Multi Linguis offers you a frequency-thematic learner's dictionary of the Ukrainian language.It includes up to 3000 essential words and phrases belonging to the levels from Beginner to Elementary (A1 - A2 CEFR). The entries are divided into 150 vocabulary themes as well as 2 learning steps. They are arranged by steps and then by themes‚ not by the alphabet.The book is intended to help you learn
... Read more
Medieval: Fantasy Dictionary

by Blake Pieck ...

Series series Grow Your Vocabulary Dictionary
1st Edition - We explore 638 words that focuses on Medieval / Fantasy Genre and it has been split into categories: Architecture, Clothes, Codes, Profession, Ranks And Titles, Crimes & Punishments, Events, Fighting, Weapons And Wounds, Healing & Medicine And Landscape, Terrain & Places.The "Medieval / Fantasy Dictionary" was brought to you by “Valour of Writing”. Each book will serve a purpose for ... Read more

$1.80 CAD

1st Edition - We explore 638 words that focuses on Medieval / Fantasy Genre and it has been split into categories: Architecture, Clothes, Codes, Profession, Ranks And Titles, Crimes & Punishments, Events, Fighting, Weapons And Wounds, Healing & Medicine And Landscape, Terrain & Places.The "Medieval / Fantasy Dictionary" was brought to you by “Valour of Writing”. Each book will serve a purpose for
... Read more
OJIBWE SHANGKARYA DICTIONARY

by Remem Maat ...

Series series Shangkarya Bilingual Dictionaries
This is a compact introductory Ojibwe > Shangkarya dictionary.Shangkarya is the easiest language to speak, read, write and learn.Its words are short, easily spoken ones of up to just three syllables that can be quickly remembered.All its vocabulary consists of loanwords used now or previously in over 400 languages and dialects from across the world. Thus, no learning efforts will be wasted ... Read more

$0.77 CAD

This is a compact introductory Ojibwe > Shangkarya dictionary.Shangkarya is the easiest language to speak, read, write and learn.Its words are short, easily spoken ones of up to just three syllables that can be quickly remembered.All its vocabulary consists of loanwords used now or previously in over 400 languages and dialects from across the world. Thus, no learning efforts will be wasted
... Read more
Smart Baseball

The Story Behind the Old Stats That Are Ruining the Game, the New Ones That Are Running It, and the Right Way to Think About Baseball

by Keith Law ...

Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law’s iconoclastic look at the numbers game of baseball, proving why some of the most trusted stats are surprisingly wrong, explaining what numbers actually work, and exploring what the rise of Big Data means for the future of the sport.For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Predictably Irrational meets Moneyball in ESPN veteran writer and statistical analyst Keith Law’s iconoclastic look at the numbers game of baseball, proving why some of the most trusted stats are surprisingly wrong, explaining what numbers actually work, and exploring what the rise of Big Data means for the future of the sport.For decades, statistics such as batting average, saves recorded, and
... Read more
The Mother Tongue

English and How it Got that Way

by Bill Bryson ...

“Vastly informative and vastly entertaining…A scholarly and fascinating book.” —Los Angeles TimesWith dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can’t), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson explores English ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

“Vastly informative and vastly entertaining…A scholarly and fascinating book.” —Los Angeles TimesWith dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can’t), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson explores English
... Read more
German-English Genealogical Dictionary

by Ernest Thode ...

This book is designed for the family researcher who has little or no knowledge of German but who nevertheless needs to make a translation of German-language documents. The dictionary covers thousands of German terms and defines them in single words or brief phrases. ... Read more

$23.03 CAD

This book is designed for the family researcher who has little or no knowledge of German but who nevertheless needs to make a translation of German-language documents. The dictionary covers thousands of German terms and defines them in single words or brief phrases.
... Read more
The Criminal Alphabet

An A-Z of Prison Slang

by Noel 'Razor' Smith ...

'I have spent almost 33 of the last 53 years in and out of prison, but mainly in. I was a juvenile offender back in the mid 1970s and went on to become an adult prisoner in the 1980s and beyond. My shortest prison sentence was 7 days (for criminal damage) and my longest sentence was life (for bank robbery and possession of firearms). I have 58 criminal convictions for everything from attempted ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

'I have spent almost 33 of the last 53 years in and out of prison, but mainly in. I was a juvenile offender back in the mid 1970s and went on to become an adult prisoner in the 1980s and beyond. My shortest prison sentence was 7 days (for criminal damage) and my longest sentence was life (for bank robbery and possession of firearms). I have 58 criminal convictions for everything from attempted
... Read more

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